How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 3 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
3 of 3 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, C12-15-alkyl esters
US FDA substance register · UNII GC844VRD7E · registered name C12-15 ALKYL LACTATE · mixture
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 乳酸アルキル（Ｃ１２－１５）: 本品は、乳酸（＊）と（Ｃ１２－１５）アルコール（＊）のエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 93925-36-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 300-338-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID501036627
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Pale yellow clear liquid, Faint fatty butter-like aroma
- Boiling point
- 303-304 °C
- Solubility
- Practically insoluble or insoluble in water · Soluble (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.910-0.925 (20 °C)
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 4 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner4
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 1 studies
- Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata